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Synthesis of Y3Al5O12:Ce3+ phosphor in the Y2O3–Al metal–CeO2 ternary system

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Garnet phosphor Y3Al5O12:Ce3+ is prepared in the Y2O3–Al metal–CeO2 ternary system by the solid-state reaction method in the air. For the first time, metal Al is used as a source of aluminum for the reaction instead of traditional oxide Al2O3. It is shown that the chemical reaction can be realized at lower temperatures and without use of special reducing atmosphere. The structural and spectroscopic properties of the prepared powder phosphor are very close to those earlier reported for the Y3Al5O12:Ce3+ single crystal.

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Acknowledgements

The reported study was funded by RFBR, according to the research projects 16-52-48010 and 17-52-53031, and by the National Natural Science Foundations of China (Grant No. 51511130035). The microstructure observation was performed using the equipment of CKP Nanostructures with the support of RSF (14-22-00143).

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  1. Department of Applied Physics, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    E. N. Galashov & Y. M. Mandrik

  2. Laboratory of Optical Materials and Structures, Institute of Semiconductor Physics, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    V. V. Atuchin

  3. Laboratory of Semiconductor and Dielectric Materials, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    V. V. Atuchin

  4. Laboratory of Nanodiagnostics and Nanolithography, Institute of Semiconductor Physics, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    T. A. Gavrilova

  5. Laboratory of Crystal Chemistry, Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    I. V. Korolkov

  6. Laboratory of Research Methods of Composition and Structure of Functional Materials, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    I. V. Korolkov

  7. Laboratory of High Pressure Minerals and Diamond Deposits, Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    A. P. Yelisseyev

  8. The Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Zhiguo Xia

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Galashov, E.N., Atuchin, V.V., Gavrilova, T.A. et al. Synthesis of Y3Al5O12:Ce3+ phosphor in the Y2O3–Al metal–CeO2 ternary system. J Mater Sci 52, 13033–13039 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1427-5

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